Claims
- 1. A container for holding pourable material, comprising:
- a container body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, an interior for receiving pourable material, and an opening extending through a wall thereof for permitting emptying of the material from the container; and
- a reclosable pour spout secured to the container body, said reclosable pour spout including:
- a flange member having oppositely positioned first and second sides, and an aperture extending therethrough, the second side of the flange member being secured to the exterior surface of the wall of the container body,
- an extension connected to and extending axially away from the first side of the flange member, said extension having an aperture extending therethrough that communicates with the aperture in the flange member, and
- a stem connected to and extending axially away from the second side of the flange member, said stem having an aperture extending therethrough that communicates with the aperture in the flange member, said stem being comprised of a substantially axially extending portion that extends through the opening in the wall of the container body and an upwardly turned portion that extends toward the interior surface of the container body, a portion of said substantially axially extending portion extending beyond the interior surface of the container body toward the interior of the container body.
- 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the wall of the container surrounding the opening is turned inwardly toward the interior of the container and is turned outwardly to thereby define a crotch, the stem having a free end that fits into said crotch.
- 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the upwardly turned portion of the stem is connected to the substantially axially extending portion by an outwardly turned portion, the upwardly turned portion and the outwardly turned portion having two cutout portions formed therein.
- 4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the upwardly turned portion is connected to the substantially axially extending portion by an outwardly turned portion, said stem including another outwardly turned portion positioned adjacent the upwardly turned portion, said another outwardly turned portion extending substantially parallel to the interior surface of the container body.
- 5. The container according to claim 2, wherein the portion of the wall of the container surrounding the opening in the wall is flared inwardly towards the interior of the container and outwardly by the stem portion.
- 6. The container according to claim 5, wherein said stem decreases in thickness from the flange member toward a free end of the stem.
- 7. The container according to claim 1, wherein the upwardly turned portion of the stem has a thickness that is less than the thickness of the substantially axially extending portion of the stem.
- 8. The container according to claim 1, wherein said stem is devoid of cutout portions.
- 9. A method of providing a container with a pour spout, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pour spout having a hollow cylindrical portion and an annular flange member connected to and extending radially outwardly from an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, said flange member being positioned intermediate opposite ends of the cylindrical portion, said cylindrical portion having a part positioned between the flange member and one end of the cylindrical portion that defines a stem;
- providing a container having an opening formed in a wall thereof and having inner and outer surfaces;
- mounting the pour spout on the container by inserting the stem into the opening in the container wall; and
- turning at least a portion of the stem outwardly to form an outwardly turned portion of the stem and turning the stem toward the inner surface of said container wall to form an upwardly turned portion of the stem.
- 10. The method in accordance with claim 9, including securing to the outer surface of the container wall to a surface of the flange member that faces the outer surface of the container wall.
- 11. The method in accordance with claim 10, wherein said surface of the flange member is secured to the outer wall of the container by an adhesive.
- 12. The method in accordance with claim 9, wherein the method includes flaring a portion of the wall of the container that surrounds the opening inwardly toward the interior of the container and outwardly to thereby define a crotch, and turning the upwardly turned portion of the stem such that a free end of the stem fits into said crotch.
- 13. The method in accordance with claim 11, including the step of inwardly flaring the portion of the container wall surrounding the opening by the turning of the stem portion.
- 14. The method in accordance with claim 9, wherein the has a free end, and the method includes a portion of said stem being turned outwardly adjacent the free end thereof to form outwardly turned portion of the stem.
- 15. The method in accordance with claim 14, wherein the another outwardly turned portion of the stem is formed to extend substantially parallel to the inner surface of said wall of the container.
- 16. The method in accordance with claim 15, wherein said another outwardly turned portion of the stem engages the inner surface of said wall of the container.
- 17. A container for holding pourable material, comprising:
- a container body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, an interior for receiving pourable material, and an opening extending through a wall thereof for permitting emptying of the material from the container; and
- a reclosable pour spout secured to the container body, said reclosable pour spout including:
- a flange member having oppositely positioned first and second sides, and an aperture extending therethrough, the second side of the flange member being secured to the exterior surface of the wall of the container body,
- an extension connected to and extending axially away from the first side of the flange member, said extension having an aperture extending therethrough that communicates with the aperture in the flange member, and
- a stem connected to and extending axially away from the second side of the flange member, said stem having an aperture extending therethrough that communicates with the aperture in the flange member, said stem extending through the opening in the wall of the container body and into the interior of the container, said stem comprising an upwardly turned portion formed by turning a portion of the stem, said stem having a first surface that forms an exterior surface of the stem prior to turning of the portion of the stem, at least a portion of the first surface of the upwardly turned portion being spaced from the interior surface of the container body.
- 18. The container according to claim 17, wherein the stem also includes a substantially axially extending portion that is connected to the upwardly turned portion by an outwardly turned portion.
- 19. The container according to claim 18, wherein said stem includes another outwardly turned portion positioned adjacent the upwardly turned portion, said another outwardly turned portion extending substantially parallel to the interior surface of the container body.
- 20. The container according to claim 18, wherein said substantially axially extending portion extends beyond the interior surface of the container body toward the interior of the container body.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/634,439 filed on Dec. 27, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,108,029, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/465,848, filed on Jan. 16, 1990, (now abandoned).
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